COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  NOVEMBER 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,380
In-Person Response												11,004
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,929
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											8,075
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,384
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,176	9.5%		Exploitation					12	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,795	22.6%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					222	1.8%
Severe Neglect			180	1.5%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,017	24.4%
General Neglect			3,551	28.7%		Substantial Risk					234	1.9%
Emotional Abuse			1,197	9.7%		Total					12,384	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								696
	Family Maintenance								10,593
	Under 12 Months						9,559
	Over 12 Months						1,034
	Family Reunification								8,571
	Under 18 Months						7,997
	Over 18 Months						574
	Permanent Placement								12,411
	Adoption Services Cases								1,421
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								33,692
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						8,553
Birth - 2 Years			6,072	18.0%		Foster Family Home						1,355
3 - 4 Years			3,592	10.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,900
5 - 9 Years			7,917	23.5%		Small Family Home						122
10 - 13 Years			6,362	18.9%		Group Home						1,044
14 - 15 Years			3,891	11.5%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						51
16 - 17 Years			4,072	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						17,025
18 Years & Older			1,786	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						202
Age Total			33,692	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,279
Gender						Guardian Home						2,919
Male			16,771	49.8%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						21,425
Female			16,921	50.2%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			33,692	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,735 children received D Rate and 552 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,059	12.0%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,429	54.7%
African American			10,111	30.0%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			666	2.0%		Foster Homes **					1,442	3,532
American Indian/Alaskan Native			151	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,429	12,985
Filipino			185	0.5%		In Los Angeles County					2,996	8,637
Other			91	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,433	4,348
Ethnicity Total			33,692	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					100	228
						Group Homes *					235	3,041
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					181	2,283
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			63			Out-of-County					54	758
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			3
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.
on mm/dd/yy.  Counts reflect data as of the date when data were extracted.						** Excluded licensed homes on hold.
A child is counted once during the report month.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management
System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table, unless stated otherwise.						Prepared by: BIS Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section